Who Won It

Contract award · 12 Sep 2025

The Provision of Payment Card Services

Lancashire County Council awarded “The Provision of Payment Card Services” to PrePaid Financial Services (PFS) Ltd for £600k.

No competitionOffice & computing equipmentNorth West

BuyerLancashire County Council
Value £600k
WinnerPrePaid Financial Services (PFS) Ltd

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
Lancashire County Council · Regional or local authority
Supplier
PrePaid Financial Services (PFS) Ltd
Value
£600,000
Procedure
Other - Direct Award from 3rd Party Framework
Sector
Office & computing equipment · Credit cards (CPV 30161000)
Region
North West
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Timeline
  1. Contract date12 Sep 2025
  2. Published23 Sep 2025Published 11 days after the contract date

Description

The Provision of Payment Card Services

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